Okay: so I can play DVDs now, but they’re choppy.
Meanwhile, Ubuntu’s System Monitor shows 2.9 GiB of available memory, though I ought to have 4. The bios shows 4. What gives?
Archive for December 2009
Blargh, Blimey, RAM, DVD
In linux on December 13, 2009 at 6:34 pmOkay, lazyweb:
Why can’t I play DVDs and why, when I have installed in my computer two RAM modules of 2GiB each, does my computer have 2.9 GiB of the RAMS? Why?
On the DVD end, I have installed one million things and gotten from an error in Totem (“no uri handler implemented for dvd”) to Totem quietly crashing when I try to play a DVD. VLC spins the disk and then stops. /var/log/messages shows this after trying to run VLC:
Dec 13 13:10:02 luna kernel: [10853.901791] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Media region code is mismatched to logical unit region Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 13 13:10:02 luna kernel: [10853.906376] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
Dec 13 13:10:02 luna kernel: [10853.906386] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current]
Dec 13 13:10:02 luna kernel: [10853.906397] Info fld=0x98d0
Dec 13 13:10:02 luna kernel: [10853.906402] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Media region code is mismatched to logical unit region
San Francisco, New Years Day
In various on December 10, 2009 at 7:22 pmIt is a tradition, in these parts, to congregate at the home of one Frances Pauline for black eyed peas, collard greens and corn bread on New Years Day. Luck, it is supposed to bring you.
I won’t be around these parts though. I’ll be Out West. In San Francisco. So I’m going to make do, by making my own beans.
If you’re going to be in the bay area and want to join me, please do get in touch! I know I’ll miss people otherwise.
